Policy Director, Childcare Jobs

*ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE OR THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. *

The NYC Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care services. The Division of Child and Family Well-Being's (CFWB) Policy and Compliance unit performs all tasks related to childcare policies and procedures, ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern our funding streams, devise and/or assists with all internal policies and procedures. The unit also provides quality assurance (QA) to proactively safeguard compliance and standards and risk assessment to address all childcare subsidy fraud referrals made by a variety of internal and external sources. The QA and risk assessment activities extend to oversight of Child Care Block Grant funding administered by the Department of Education.

Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Compliance within the Division of Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB), the Policy Director will oversee reviewing, tracking and analyzing all Federal, State and local statutes, regulations, rules and policies relating to childcare assistance. This includes drafting summaries and comments as well as internal policies on all proposed changes to childcare assistance legislation, procedures and policies; advancing ACS childcare policy initiatives; and representing the Division in state, federal and local level discussions of childcare policy and legislation.

Working with and supervising the Senior Policy Analyst, the Policy Director will lead ACS’s childcare policy and procedure system including, but not limited to, the following:

• Document business and operating procedures.
• Lead and participate in work groups to develop and update policies and procedures.
• Draft, edit, review and update policy documents as needed.
• Develop proposed policy solutions to strengthen childcare in New York City
• Research best practices for childcare policies.
• Develop and implement a system for requesting and updating policies.
• Develop and implement a user-friendly policy and procedure system.
• Analyze proposed and current laws, regulations and policy guidance.

Core Competencies.
Solution-orientation and Accountability– Demonstrates enthusiasm for and commitment to the position and collaborative problem-solving.

Collaboration and Teamwork – Supports a positive team environment in which members participate, respect and cooperate with each other to receive desired results.

Job-Specific Knowledge and Skills – Plans, prioritizes, and organizes work effectively to produce measurable results; keeps current with and effectively applies new work methods, skills and technologies to complete work at highest possible standards.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, including one year at the administrative or managerial level in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and the one year of experience at the administrative or management level as described in "1" above.

• Experience working with policy development and advocacy in the social services field
• Experience in policy analysis and procedure writing
• Experience in early childhood field
• Extensive knowledge of legislative and regulatory process

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $100,000- $112,000.

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a
candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and
maltreatment report.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:

For current city employees, go to Employee Self Service (ESS), Recruiting Activities, Careers and search for Job ID# 593499
For all other applicants go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID# 593499 Click on the "Apply" button.

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Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

New York City Residency is not required for this position